7 Ways to Access Pro Home Exercise Routines Right Now

Some people love going to the gym. In fact, some people must go to a gym to exercise.

Whether it’s the vibe of a gym that gets them in the right mind-space or because they just don’t have room to exercise where they live, it’s a fact of life for a lot of people.

But don’t feel like you have to join a gym to have an amazing fitness program.

An effective exercise program can be done under your own roof. In fact, I’m in better shape today than I was ten years ago, and that’s how long it’s been since I was a gym member.

My point is this, you can create a total body cardio and strength training mind-blowing fitness program in which you never leave your house. How do I know?

I’ve trained for 2 Tough Mudders (and a Spartan Sprint) using a home exercise routine. (And if that’s not proof that you don’t need a gym to get in shape then I don’t know what is.)

Here are 9 reasons I love home exercise…followed by 7 Ways to access incredible home exercise routines every day.

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9 Reasons Why You Should Exercise at Home

Weather-You can’t predict it! And even if you have an A+ attendance record at your gym it still sucks when you have to trudge through the snow or a downpour to get in your reps.

Traffic-Don’t pretend like the traffic doesn’t bother you. We all know it does. Unless your gym is within walking distance you have to contend with some sort of traffic to get to your gym. And even if you can walk there you’ve still got that weather to deal with.

Time-Who has time to wait for a treadmill or the leg press machine?

Money-Save that gym membership fee to purchase some equipment that will be yours forever!

Weirdos-I don’t know about your gym but every gym I’ve ever been in has at least one person in there that gives me the creeps.

Personal Training-Don’t be fooled to think that you have to go to a gym to get a personal trainer. They will come to your house! Call around.

Schedule-I love group fitness but the classes I wanted to take were always full or at a time I couldn’t seem to get there. I’m about to tell you how to be a part of a group fitness class that starts when you say it does. Score!

Aue de Gym-There’s a real possibility that I’m the only person who cares about the smell of a place but bad odors really bother me. I never knew what kind of aroma I was going to encounter when I was a regular gym member but I did know I’d be out of breath as some point during my workout and sucking in deep breaths of what might or might not be noxious fumes.

Germs-Gyms have come a looooonnngg way when it comes to combating the viruses spread in their facilities but it’s impossible to create a vacuum space of sterilized gym equipment. A cold doesn’t keep a hard core exerciser out of the gym and we’ve all seen people who refuse to clean the equipment after they use it.

So, keep in mind that I could easily come up with 10 reasons why I (used to) love going to a gym. (And still do when I travel.)

But, for this article I’d like to focus on the fact that gym (or no gym) you can have an amazing exercise routine.

So, how do you craft an exercise program that will challenge and change you from home?

On-demand exercise is the solution.

Exercise on Demand—What is that?

Just like what Netflix has done for movies on demand (movies available to view anytime day or night), exercise on demand is the concept of doing your workouts anytime you want via services that offer streaming live or recorded exercise classes and workouts that you can join/watch/play at any moment of the day.

And thanks to technology, you have a bunch of options when it comes to streaming your exercise.

*All but one (Fitness Blender) of the options below have an app that allows you to access the services from any of your fancy devices.?

Let’s get started…

7 Ways to get pro Exercise (On Demand) so that you can Exercise at Home:

BEACHBODY ON DEMAND

Beachbody on Demand (BOD) is a massive library of every workout ever made by Beachbody…and then some.

With a membership to BOD you also get access to several exclusive exercise programs from super trainers like Shaun T and Tony Horton that are only available to BOD members.

Here’s one of my favorites>> Shaun Week (with the awesome Shaun T) on Beachbody on Demand

Beachbody on Demand has every exercise style you could think of (except step aerobics…although Shaun T is about to release a program that utilizes an exercise step) from kickboxing and weight training to dance and yoga.

There’s a workout for every exerciser (beginner to advanced) in a BOD membership.

I’ve been a BOD member for a few years now. The program has gone through a lot of changes but today’s membership (all access) is the best they’ve ever had.

My favorite trainers/programs are Shaun T (any of the Insanity programs) and Core de Force with the amazing Jericho McMatthews.

How much is a membership to Beachbody on Demand?

As of today, a full annual membership is $99 ($108.65 with taxes).

If you’ve ever bought any of the Beachbody programs then you know that price is a steal.

Pro Tip>> If you’ve been thinking about buying P90X, Insanity, Piyo, Core De Force, 80-Day Obsession, etc. then DON’T! Sign up for a BOD membership instead. You’ll get SO MUCH MORE for your money!

CATHE ON DEMAND

I can’t stress to you enough how much I love every workout she’s ever made.

There are a few differences between Cathe on Demand and Beachbody on Demand.

Beachbody on Demand has a bunch of different instructors you can try out (Chalene Johnson, Shaun T, Tony Horton, Autumn Calabrese, Sagi Kalev, etc.).

Cathe on Demand features one instructor—Cathe Friedrich.

This is NOT a bad thing, my friend.

She is incredible.

Cathe’s on demand membership includes tons of different styles of workouts that feature everything from strength training and step aerobics to hiiT workouts and kickboxing.

She also has cycling workouts but I’ve never done any of them because I don’t have a stationery bike.

Her workouts vary in length and difficulty (just like the BOD options) but the majority of her programs are advanced (but can be modified for whatever fitness level you’re at).

How much money is Cathe on Demand?

There are 2 membership options with Cathe on Demand:

Cathe Live only (these are live workouts every Thursday from her studio in New Jersey) for $9.97/month.

Cathe Live PLUS Cathe on Demand (this includes every workout from every video she’s ever made PLUS access to all of her live workouts) for $19.97/month

*Each membership option has a different app

I recommend that you sign up for a Cathe Live + On Demand membership for a few months and try it out. You can cancel at any time.

Pro Tip>> If you don’t own any home exercise equipment (and don’t plan to ever purchase anything) then you’ll like a Beachbody on Demand membership better. There are more workout options that don’t use any equipment.

DAILY BURN

Daily Burn is an exercise on-demand membership just like Beachbody on Demand and Cathe on Demand.

The difference with Daily Burn is that while memberships to BOD and Cathe on Demand give you full access to all of the programs ever created (and sold individually) by Beachbody and Cathe Friedrich, Daily Burn is more like signing up for a gym membership.

A membership to Daily Burn allows you access to all of their exercise classes (none of which are sold individually).

The Daily Burn website is modern and sleek with a TON of workouts to choose from. The Dashboard of their site and app is very user-friendly with nice graphics and easy navigation.

I love that the filters on the site and app allow you to sort through workouts by difficulty, type, instructor, equipment and length.

I feel like the sweet spot for Daily Burn is having a ton of bite-sized workouts to choose from (30 minutes or less).

I like that feature because it means you can piece together a longer workout that fits your mood and focuses on the things you want to zone in on for the day. (You could do a 10-minute core routine and then find a 20-minute hiit workout to do, for example.)

Daily Burn has a lot more workouts for the beginner/intermediate exerciser than BOD and Cathe on Demand.

And because there are so many types of workouts to choose from (with so many different instructors) you’ll never get bored with your workout.

How much is Daily Burn?

There are 2 membership options:

$14.95/month

$19.95/month

If you choose annual billing then you’ll save some money.

The difference between the 2 memberships is exclusive access to audio workouts and the entire library of live routines (which they stream every week).

BODY BY SIMONE

The Body by Simone studio is the creation of Simone De La Rue, a former classical dance/ballet professional with over 20 years of experience.

She has studios in New York and LA and has become famous as a Hollywood exercise trainer and expanded on that by creating Body by Simone TV and the Body by Simone app to reach audiences outside of NY and LA.

The workouts in Body by Simone include cardio and targeted strength-training exercises.

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